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Steve Clayton: A Tour Of Microsoft’s Model Shop [Video]
This is possibly my favorite hidden space on Microsoft Campus – I found it within a few weeks of starting my new gig and everyone I have taken there has been blown away. Not only by the space but the team who works there…and the work they do.
What I love about the model shop is it’s not something people expect from Microsoft. When people visit, they initially ask why we have such a facility but soon realize that we make a good amount of hardware – mice, keyboards, webcams, headsets, Zune, Xbox and associated accessories. As you walk around the shop, it’s fascinating to see the full range of hardware prototyping that is done – from very simple models, carved by hand all the way through to 3D printed objects that are then finished in the paint room.
I’ll have a profile on Karsten who works in the shop next week which also highlights the range of talent involved. From toy makers to mechanical engineers – I love spending time in there, seeing craftsmen at work.
Thanks to our Channel 9 team for the video work! Watch the video below:
This post originally appeared on the Next at Microsoft blog.
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Steve Clayton is a regular contributor to PSFK. He is also a Microsoft storyteller. In this role, Steve works with teams across Microsoft to highlight work of product groups, Microsoft Research, incubations teams and individuals – all with the aim of providing an insider’s view of Microsoft and showing people what’s next in technology. He spends time with the company’s developers, researchers, ethnographers, sociologists, cinematographers, and even race car drivers and highlights their work through speaking engagements and the Next at Microsoft website.
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